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Study of an Physical Exercise Program on Older People of 75 Years Old and More, Hospitalized in Geriatric Short Stay

NCT04327115 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 864

Last updated 2024-06-11

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Summary

The main objective is to assess the effect, compared to usual care, of a nursing accompaniment or nursing assistant intervention in the physical activity of patients hospitalized in the geriatric stay, on the daily number of steps.

The secondary objectives consist in evaluating the effect, compared to usual care, of a nursing or nursing assistant's intervention in physical activity of elderly patients hospitalized on a short geriatric stay in terms of:

* The change of the daily physical exertion in metabolic equivalent
* The change of the daily number of steps
* The change of care course
* The change of in falls occurrence
* The change of autonomy patient
* The change of travels habits

Conditions

  • Physical Activity
  • Aged

Interventions

PROCEDURE

"Control" strategy

Patients included in the "control" group will received the usual cares of the unit during their stay : support in the gestures of daily life and walking according to their ability and at the discretion of the care teams.

PROCEDURE

"Intervention" strategy

Patients included in the "intervention" group will received the usual cares of the unit during their stay : support in the gestures of daily life and walking according to their ability and at the discretion of the care teams. They will also get a physical activity program realized with a nurse or a nursing assistant, twice a day (morning and evening) for 5 days. The intervention consists of physical support with mimed instructions, the nature of which depends on the falling risk of the participant : * High falling risk : "out of bed" exercise (on a chair for at least 30 min) * Mild falling risk : "out of bed" exercise + "in front of chair" (The participant stands standing in static equilibrium to a chair holding the back of it for 2 minutes, on both feet or one foot) * Low falling risk : "out of bed" exercise + "in front of chair" + FTSS exercise (The participant performs a transfer activity of sitting to standing repeated 5 times, with physical assistance or not)

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University Hospital, Angers

    lead OTHER_GOV

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
75 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-10-21
Primary Completion
2025-10-20
Completion
2025-12-20

Countries

  • France

Study Locations

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